Locomotive tender



June 20, 1939. F. HOGG LOCOMOTIVE TENDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original FiledDec. 24, 1935 Q a MN INVENTOR. [4222014 j /ayg 5y CW ATTORNEY.

Federated June 2Q W39 PAT LOCOMOTIVE TENDER Francis l-iogg,

Wesleyville, Pa

assignor,

Application December 24, 1935, Serial No. 56,021 Renewed May 1'7, 193826 Claims.

This invention relates to locomotive tenders and has for its main objectthe improvement of locomotive tenders, particularly in those of existingtypes, which consists in providing a fuel transferring means of suchnovel construction and relation with the tender as to occupy very littlefuel and water space thereof.

For a further object, I contemplate improving the construction of thetender and the relation of the fuel transferringmeans with the tenderwhereby inspection, repair and maintenance of the fuel transferringmeans is more readily accomplished.

In carrying out the above objects I have provided the fuel bin of thetender with plates which are hinged to the fuel bin walls and extendtoward the fuel opening in the conveyor which underlies the fuel bin.These hinged plates constitute a fuel supporting surface of the fuel binand when hinged upwardly expose the fuel receiving conveyor. The aboveimproved tender construction forms another object of my inven tion.

Another object of my invention resides in providing locomotive tendersof existing types with fuel transferring means which is so related withthe tender that only slight changes in the construction of the latterare required to accommodate the transferring means.

A still further object of this invention contemplates the provision of afuel transferring means comprising a conduit section having a sphericalshell which is open in its upper portion to receive fuel from adownwardly directed throat and which spherical shell of said conduitsection is supported for universal movement with respect to thedownwardly directed throat.

Other objects reside in the improved construction of fuel transferringmeans, the novel relation of the component units thereof one withanother and the novel relation of the above with the locomotive tender.

These objects and other advantages will become apparent as the followingdescription of my invention is read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a vertical medial section through adjacent portions of alocomotive and tender showing the invention as embodied therein insimilar section;

Fig. 2 is ,a plan view of the tender illustrated in Fig. l with portionsbroken away;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

(@i. lea-ear Fig. i is a sectional view taken on the line d-% of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a sectional View taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 8-6 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary section, on an enlarged scale, taken on the linel-l of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary section, on an enlarged scale, taken on the line8-8 of Fig. 2.

Referring to these drawings, L indicates a locomotive which is connectedby a coupler C to the tender T. The tender T is of conventional form andincludes an underframe it of the water-bottom type upon which issupported the superstructure of the water tank W and the fuel bin F.This superstructure includes side plates ll, ii, the rear plate l3 and ahorizontal plate It which extends between the vertical portions Ha, INand Ho of the side plates ll, l2 and the rear plate I3, respectively, toform the floor of the fuel bin F. The forward end of the plate llconstitutes the shovelling platform of the tender deck. From the upperend of their vertical portions, the side plates ll, l2 are provided withupwardly sloping portions llb, lZb, respectively, each of which extendstoward a side of the tender. The rear plate I3 is also provided with anupwardly sloping portion i317 which extends in a rearward direction fromthe upper end of the vertical portion 13a. By this construction, it isapparent that as the fuel is consumed, it will roll down the slopingside and rear plates onto the fuel loin floor ii. The water tank extendsunderneath the floor M and along the side plates II, i2 toward thetender front wall E5. The described construction is usual in manytenders which are not at the present time equipped with fuel conveyingand crushing means.

Fuel is conveyed from the tender to the locomotive by a transferringmechanism generally indicated at M and which comprises a conveyor l6rigidly mounted on the locomotive L, a fuel conveyor and crusher i'irigidly mounted on the tender T, and an intermediate conveyor i8flexibly connecting the conveyors l6 and ii. Comprising the conveyor I6is a conduit Ilia housing a conveyor screw i617 which is universallyconnected at 19 to the conveyor screw lab within the telescopic conduitlBa of the intermediate conveyor It. The construction of the conveyorsl6 and i8 and their relation with each other is well known, makingfurther description thereof unnecessary. The fuel conveyor and crusherI1 is novel in its construction and in its relation with the locomotivetender as will appear from the following detail description thereof.

In equipping locomotive tenders of the described construction with fuelconveying and crushing mechanism, it is highly desirable that suchequipment be made with minimum alterations in the existing structure ofsuch tenders and without material reduction in the fuel and watercapacities thereof. These ends are attained by providing the tender witha conveyor which includes an endless chain 2! mounted upon sprockets 22,23, the respective shafts 22a, 23a of which are vertically disposed. Bythis construction, the conveyor 20 is relatively shallow in depth,thereby occupying very little space whether it is mounted above or belowthe plane of the bottom plate I4.

I prefer to mount the conveyor 20 in the fuel bin F upon the bottomplate [4 thereof in order that its installation may be made economicallyand for other reasons which will become apparent as the descriptionproceeds.

A casing 24 houses the endless chain 2|, the sprockets 22, 23 and theirrespective shafts 22a, 23a. This casing 24 comprises a bottom wall 25which rests upon the plate l4 of the fuel bin F and is provided withopenings 26 which pass over the studs 21 threaded into the bottom plate[4 and rivetted on their under side to insure a water-tight joint, asclearly shown in Fig. 6. A nut 28 is threaded over each stud 21 abovethe casing bottom wall 25 for rigidly securing the casing 24 to the fuelbin bottom plate 14.

Adjacent the plane of-the tender front wall 15, the casing is providedwith an upstanding front wall 8 which extends between the verticalportions Ila and l2a of the side plates H and I2, respectively. A pairof longitudinally extending spaced channels 29, are formed within thecasing 24 and they are joined by "return bends 3|, 32. The channel 29 isformed by the upstanding walls 29a, 2927, while the channel 30 is formedby the upstanding walls 30a, 30b. The sprocket 22 and its shaft 22a aremounted within the enlarged return bend 3| at the forward end of thecasing 24, while the sprocket 23 and its shaft 23a. are disposed withinthe return bend 32 at the rearward end of the casing 24.

The endless chain-2i consists of links 33 which are inter-connected bypintles 34 engageable by the teeth of the sprockets 22, 23. Eachalternate link 33 is provided with a blade 6 pivotally attached theretoas at 35. 6 is in abutting relation with an enlargement 36 formed with alink 33 whereby the blades 6 are maintained in a distended positionduring travel of the endless chain in the direction indicated by thearrow in Fig. 2. Upon reversing the direction of the travel of thechain, the pivotal mounting of the blades permits them to retractwhereby the endless chain may move through the fuel with greater ease.

The conveyor casing 24 is so mounted on the bottom plate l4 of the fuelbin F that the channel 29 is disposed on the vertical medial plane ofthe. tender. Each upstanding wall 29a, 29b of the casing is providedwith lateral projections 31, 38 respectively, as clearly shown in Fig.6. These projections extend rearwardly from a point adjacent the fuelbin coal gate 39, terminating adjacent the rear plate l3 in a planeabove the endless chain 2|. At its rearward portion, the upright wall29b is cut away as at 9 in order to allow the sprocket 23 and theendless chain 2! to operate freely in the enlarged re On one side, eachblade turn" bend 32. The projection 38 bridges the space 9 and is ofsufficient strength to insure against fracture. Guides 40 are formed inthe lateral projections 31, 38 for receiving sbiftable plates 4| whichcontrol the flow of fuel from the bin F into the channel 29.

Since the channel 29 is considerably narrower than the space between thevertical side plates ll, l2, provision is made for directing the fueltoward the channel. From the lower edge of each inclined side plate 4lb, l2b, a plate 42 is extended downwardly to the inner edge of thechannel 29, while from the lower edge of the inclined rear plate [31) aplate 43 is extended downwardly toward the channel 29. Preferably, eachplate 42, 43 is hinged to the respective rear plate I3?) and side plateslib, l2b of the fuel bin in order that access may be had to parts of theconveyor 20 and also so that the conveyor may be removed from itsposition on the tender. The plates 42, 43, together with the fuel binbottom plate l4, form a compartment 44 which is disposed in the fuel binspace of existing tenders and which compartment receives the conveyor20.

At a point forward of the coal gate 39, the bottom wall 25 of the casingat the forward end of the channel 29 is provided with an opening 45which is in register with an opening 46 in the bottom plate 14 of thetender fuel bin. A cover 41 is hinged as at 48 to the front wall 8 ofthe casing 28 to form a closure over that portion of the casing 20 whichextends between the tender front wall 25 and the coal gate 39. Thecentral portion of the cover 41 is in the form of a hood 49 whichextends over the opening 45 a distance sufficient to permit large lumpsof fuel to pass under the hood 49 and downwardly through the opening 45.It is apparent that the primary purpose of the cover 4'! is to preventinjury to the engine crew during operation of the fuel transferringmechanism.

Immediately beneath the registering openings 45, 46 there is a fuelcrushing mechanism 50 comprising a pair of crushers in the form oftoothed drums 5|, 52 mounted within the casing 53 upon shafts 5|a, 52a,respectively. The crusher 52 is keyed to its shaft 52a. and is arrangedto be operated by the'meshing bevel gears 54, 55 within the gear case56. As the crusher 52 revolves, the large lumps of fuel dropping throughthe registering openings 45, 46 are reduced to a suitable size and passdownwardly through a throat 51 which is formed in the housing 58disposed immediately subjacent the crusher casing 53 and upon which thelatter is supported. The housing 58 encases and maintains the drivemechanism 1 of the Stoker in operative relation and it is rigidlysecured to the underframe Ill by means of bolts 59 passing through footmembers such as 60. The housing 58 and the fuel crushing mechanism 50are disposed within a small alcove 6| which is formed at the front endof the tender beneath the bottom plate 14 by means of a plate 62extending transversely between the side plates II and I2.

The drive mechanism 1 comprises the main drive shaft 63 provided with adriving connection 64 which is arranged to be operatively connected witha suitable prime mover (not shown). A spur gear 65 is mounted on therearward end of the drive shaft 63 for rotation therewith and it mesheswith a spur gear 66 on the conveyor screw shaft 61 for operating thelatter. Beyond its journal 68, the shaft 61 carries a jaw 19 which formsa universal connection H with the rearward end of the conveyor screwl8b. Between the spur gear 65 and the driving connection 84 the shaft 63carries a bevel gear 12 which meshes with a bevel gear 13 secured to thevertically disposed shaft 14. The latter shaft is provided with a socket15 which operatively engages a stub shaft 16 carrying the bevel gear 55of the fuel crushing mechanism 50, as clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5. Bythe described relation of parts it is apparent that the fuel crushingmechanism 50 and the conveyor screw |8 are so related with the drivemechanism that they will always operate during operation of the driveshaft 63.

The endless chain 2| is driven by means which includes a spur pinionmeshed with the gear 68 and which pinion is loosely mounted upon a wormshaft 18. This latter shaft has a worm 19 which engages a worm gearkeyed upon the vertical shaft 8|. A socket 82 is formed in the shaft 8|to be operatively engaged by the driven end of the shaft 22a to whichthe sprocket 22 is secured. For reasons which will become apparent, thedrive for the chain 2| is of the selective type and in order toaccomplish this a clutch 83 having teeth 84 is slidably mounted upon theworm shaft 18 in operative relation therewith. The clutch teeth 84 arearranged to engage teeth 85 carried by the spur pinion 11 upon movementof said clutch 83 by means which includes a forked element 88 arrangedto be manually operated by the stoker operator through linkage 81.Engagement of the teeth 84 and 85 has the effect of keying the spurpinion 11 to the worm shaft 18 for driving the latter and gearingassociated therewith.

Formed as an integral part of the housing 58 is a semi-spherical seat 88which cooperates with a clamp 89 and a spherical shell 90, formed at therearward end of the intermediate conduit |8a, to form a ball and socketjoint between the housing 58 and the conduit I811. The upper side of thespherical shell 9|! is.provided with an opening 9| which is inapproximate registry with the throat 51 of the housing 58. In order thatthe opening 9| may be maintained in its approximate registry with thethroat 51, a circular lug 92 is formed on the under side of thespherical shell and it is received in-a longitudinally extending slot 93formed in the adjacent portion of the clamp 89 and the semi-sphericalseat 88 which, while permitting movement of the spherical shell 90 abouta vertical axis and a horizontal axis, restrains axial movement of theconduit |8a.

In normal operation of the device, the clutch teeth 84 are in engagementwith the teeth 85 whereby rotation of the main drive shaft causessimultaneous operation of the endless chain 2|, the fuel crushingmechanism 50 and the conveyor screw l8b. The stoker operator then movesthe first slide plate 4| rearwardly thereby permitting fuel to drop intothe channel 29. The blades 84 of the endless chain 2| urge the fuelforwardly along the channel 29 and into the registering openings 45 andfor passage into the crushing mechanism 58. Upon reduction to a sizesuitable for efficient firing, the crushed fuel drops through the throat57 into the spherical shell 98 for conveyance forwardly toward the 10'-comotive by the conveyor screw I81). A screw flight 96 is formed withthe jaw 10 within the spherical shell 98 and aids in the forwardadvancement of the fuel.

During normal operation of the fuel transferring means, foreign materialmay sometimes become lodged within the channel 29 between the wallsthereof and the elements of the endless 1 chain 2|. This will \obviouslystall the entire transferring means. In order to release the lodgedmaterial, the operator reverses the direction of rotation of the powershaft 83 (by re versing the prime mover), whereupon the screw |8b, thecrushing mechanism 58 and the endless chain 2| will operate in a reversedirection. Such reverse operation of the endless chain 2| causes theblades 6, by reason of their pivotal c0nnection with the chain links 33,to retract to the 1 position indicated in Fig. 2 by the dot and dashlines. Refraction of the blades 6 will usually release the foreignmaterial, thereby making possible the continued normal operation of thetransferring means.

Should repeated operation of the chain 2| in a reverse direction fail toremove the obstruction, the stoker operator may then disengage theclutch 83 from its driving relation with the spur pinion 11 whereby onlythe crushing mechanism 50 and the conveyor screw |8b will operate. Fuelmay then be fed manually into the crushing mecha nism 50 and the screw|8b will continue to advance fuel to the locomotive. By this arrangementit is not necessary for the stoker operator to reduce the large lumps ofcoal before manually feeding the same to the operating portion of thefuel transferring means.

From the foregoing, those familiar with the art will recognize theconstruction herein described as being efiicient in operation, that itwill meet all conditions of railway service, and that it may be readilyinstalled on existing locomotives tenders and cheaply maintained.

I claim the following:

1. A tender construction comprising a frame, fuel and watercompartments, and partition plates above said frame separating the fueland water compartments including a fuel bin floor, fuel transferringmeans comprising an endless conveyor mounted Wholly above said fuel binfloor and arranged for movement about a vertical axis, and a conveyorbelow the level of said fuel bin floor receiving fuel from said endlessconveyor.

2. A tender construction comprising a frame. fuel and watercompartments, and partition plates above said frame separating the fueland water compartments including a fuel bin floor, fuel transferringmeans comprising an endless conveyor mounted wholly above said fuel binfloor and arranged for movement about a vertical axis, fuel crushingmeans at the forward portion of said endless conveyor disposed below thelevel of said fuel bin floor anda conveyor receiving fuel from saidcrusher.

3. A tender construction comprising a frame, fuel and watercompartments, and partition plates above said frame separating the fueland water compartments including a fuel bin floor, fuel transferringmeans comprising an endless conveyor mounted wholly above said fuel binfloor and arranged for movement about a vertical axis, an alcove at thefront end of the tender below the level of said fuel bin floor, and aconveyor in said alcove receiving fuel from said endless conveyor.

4. A tender construction comprising a frame, fuel and watercompartments, and partition plates above said frame separating the fueland water compartments including a fuel bin floor, fuel transferringmeans comprising an endless conveyor mounted wholly above said fuel binfloor and arranged for movement about a vertical axis, an alcove at thefront end of the tender below the level of said fuel bin floor, fuelcrushing means in said alcove arranged to receive fuel from said endlessconveyor, and a conveyor below said fuel crushing means arranged toreceive fuel therefrom.

5. A tender construction comprising a frame, fuel and watercompartments, and partition plates above said frame separating the fueland water compartments including a fuel bin floor, fuel transferringmeans comprising an endless conveyor mounted wholly above said fuel binfloor and arranged for movement about a vertical axis, an alcove at thefront end of the tender below the level of said fuel bin iioor, fuelcrushing means in said alcove arranged to receive fuel from said endlessconveyor, and a conveyor in said alcove below said fuel crushing meansarranged to receive fuel therefrom.

6. A tender construction comprising a frame, fuel and watercompartments, and partition plates separating the fuel and watercompartments including a fuel bin floor, fuel transferring meanscomprising an endless conveyor mounted wholly above said fuel bin floorand arranged for movement about a vertical axis, a conveyor below thelevel of said fuel bin floor receiving fuel from said endless conveyor,drive mechanism, said endless conveyor and the second named conveyornormally being in operative relation with said drive mechanism, andmeans for dis engaging said endless conveyor from its operative relationwith said drive mechanism.

7. A tender construction comprising a frame, fuel and watercompartments, and partition plates separating the fuel and water compartments including a fuel bin floor, fuel transferring means comprising anendless conveyor mounted wholly above said fuel bin floor and arrangedfor movement about a vertical axis, fuel crushing means at the forwardportion of said end less conveyor disposed below the level of said fuelbin floor, a conveyor receiving fuel from said crusher, drive mechanism,said endless conveyor, fuel crushing means and the last named conveyornormally being in operative relation with said drive mechanism, andmeans for disengaging said endless conveyor from its opera tive relationwith said drive mechanism.

ii A tender construction comprising a frame, fuel and watercompartments, and partition plates above said frame separating the fueland water compartments including a fuel bin floor, fuel transferringmeans comprising an endless conveyor mounted wholly above said fuel binfloor and arranged for movement about a vertical axis, an alcove at thefront end of the tender below the level of said fuel bin floor, aconveyor in said alcove receiving fuel from said endless conveyor, drivemechanism in said alcove, said endless conveyor and the second namedconveyor normally being in operative relation with said drive mechanism,and means for disengaging said endless conveyor from its operative,relation with said drive mechanism.

9. A tender construction comprising a frame, fuel and watercompartments, and partition plates above said frame separating the fueland water compartments including a fuel bin floor, fuel transferringmeans comprising an endless conveyor mounted wholly above said fuel binfloor and arranged for movement about a vertical axis, an alcove at thefront end of the tender below the level of said fuel bin floor, fuelcrushing means in said alcove arranged to receive fuel greases from saidendless conveyor, a conveyor below said fuel crushing means arranged toreceive fuel therefrom, drive mechanism in said alcove, said endlessconveyor, fuel crushing means and the last named conveyor normally beingin operative relation with said drive mechanism, and means fordisengaging said endless conveyor from its operative relation with saiddrive mechanism.

10.A tender construction comprising a fuel compartment, a watercompartment, and partition plates separating the fuel compartment fromsaid water compartment including a pair of side partition plates, a rearpartition plate and a bottom partitionplate, said plates defining thefuel compartment and the bottom plate forming the fuel bin floor, aconveyor casing mounted wholly above said bottom plate, said conveyorcasing being provided with upwardly directed walls defining an upwardlyopening aperture spaced inwardly from the inner edges the side and rearpartition plates, a plate extending from each side partition platetoward the corresponding side of the conveyor casing aperture, and aplate extending from said rear partition plate toward said conveyorcasing aperture.

11. A tender construction comprising a fuel compartment, a watercompartment, and partition plates separating the fuel compartment fromsaid water compartment including a pair of side partition plates, a rearpartition plate and a bottom partition plate, said plates defining thefuel compartment and the bottom plate forming the fuel bin floor, aconveyor casing mounted wholly above said bottom plate, said conveyorcasing being provided with upwardly directed walls defining an upwardlyopening aperture spaced inwardly from the inner edges of the side andrear partition plates, a plate extending from each side partition platetoward the corresponding side of the conveyor casing aperture, and aplate extending from said rear partition plate toward said conveyorcasing aperture, said last named plates being removable from theirposition adjacent the aperture of said conveyor casing.

12. A tender construction comprising a fuel compartment, a watercompartment, and partition plates separating the fuel compartment fromsaid water compartment including a pair of side partition plates, a rearpartition plate and a bottom partition plate, said plates defining thefuel compartment and the bottom plate forming the fuel bin floor, aconveyor casing mounted wholly above said bottom plate, said conveyorcasing being provided with an upwardly directed aperture spaced inwardlyfrom the inner edges of the side and rear partition plates, a plateextending from each side partition plate toward the corresponding sideof the conveyor casing aperture, and a plate extending from said rearpartition plate toward said conveyor casing aperture, each of said lastnamed plates being hinged to its respective partition plate whereby eachof such plates may be hinged away from the aperture of said conveyorcasing.

13. A tender construction comprising a fuel compartment, a watercompartment, and partition plates separating the fuel compartment fromsaid water compartment including a pair of side partition plates, a rearpartition plate and a bottom partition plate, said plates defining thefuel compartment and the bottom plate forming the fuel bin floor, aconveyor casing mounted wholly above said bottom plate, said conveyorcasing being provided with upwardly directed spaced inwai from the inneredges or" the side and rear partition plates, a sloped fuel directingplate extending from each side partition plate toward the correspondingside of the conveyor casing aperture, and a sloped fuel directing plateextending from the rear partition plate toward said conveyor casingaperture.

14. A tender construction comprising a fuel compartment, a watercompartment, and part1 tion plates separating the fuel compartment fromsaid water compartment including a pair of side partition plates, a rearpartition plate and a bottom partition plate, said plates defining thefuel compartment and the bottom plateforming the fuelv bin floor, aconveyor casing mounted wholly above said bottom plate, said conveyorcasing being provided with upwardly directed walls defining an upwardlyopening aperture spaced inwardly from the inner edges of the side andrear partition plates, a sloped fuel directing plate extending from eachside partition plate toward the corresponding side of the conveyorcasing aperture, and a sloped fuel directing plate extending from therear partition plate toward said conveyor casing aperture, said slopedfuel directing plates being removable from their position adjacent theaperture of said conveyor cas- 15. A tender construction comprising a.fuel compartment, a water compartment, and part1 tion plates separatingthe fuel compartment from said water compartment including a pair ofside partition plates, a. rear partition plate and a bottom partitionplate, said plates defining the fuel compartment and the bottom plateforming the fuel bin floor, a conveyor casing mounted wholly above saidbottom plate, said conveyor casing being provided with an upwardlydirected aperture spaced inwardlyfrom the inner edges of the side andrear partition plates, a sloped fuel directing plate extending from eachside partition plate toward the corresponding side of the conveyorcasing aperture, and a sloped fuel directing plate extending from therear partition plate toward said conveyor casing aperture, each of saidsloped fuel directing plat's being hinged to its respective partitionplate whereby wch sloped plate may be hinged away from the aperture ofsaid conveyor casing.

16. A tender construction comprising a fuel compartment, a watercompartment, and partition plates separating the fuel compartment fromsaid water compartment including a pair of side partition plates, a rearpartition plate and a bottom partition plate, said plates defining thefuel compartment and the bottom plate forming the fuel bin floor, aconveyor casing mounted wholly above said bottom plate, said conveyorcasing being provided with an upwardly directed aperture spaced inwardlyfrom the inner edges of the side and rear partition plates, a. pluralityof shiftable plates carried by said conveyor casing for varying theeffective size of said aperture, 9. plate extending from each partitionplate toward the corresponding side of the conveyor casing aperture, anda plate extending from said rear partition plate toward said conveyorcasing aperture.

1'7. A tender construction comprising a fuel compartment, 9. watercompartment, and partition plates separating the fuel compartment fromsaid water compartment including a pair of side partition plates, a rearpartition plate and a, bot= tom partition plate, said plates definingthe fuel compartment and the bottom plate forming the fuel bin floor, aconveyor casing mounted wholly above said bottom plate, said conveyorcasing being provided with an upwardly directed aperture spaced inwardlyfrom the inner edges of the side and rear partition plates, a pluralityof shiftable plates carried by said conveyor casing for varying theefiective size of said aperture, a plate extending from each partitionplate toward the corresponding side of the conveyor casing aperture, anda plate extending from said rear partition plate toward said conveyorcasing aperture, said last named plates being removable from theirposition adjacent the aperture oiv said conveyor casing.

18. A tender construction comprising a fuel compartment, 8. watercompartment, and partition plates separating the fuel compartment fromsaid water compartment including a pair of side partition plates, a rearpartition plate and a bottom partition plate, said plates defining thefuel compartment and the bottom plate forming the fuel bin floor, aconveyor casing mounted wholly above said bottom plate, said conveyorcasing being provided with an upwardly directed aperture spaced inwardlyfrom the inner edges of the side and rear partition plates, a pluralityof shiftable plates carried by said conveyor casing for tion platetoward said conveyor casing aperture,

each of said last named plates being hinged to its respective partitionplate whereby each of such plates may be hinged away from the apertureof said conveyor casing.

19. In a fuel transferring system, the combination of a spherical seat,a conduit section having a spherical shell received in said sphericalseat, said spherical seat being provided in its upper portion with afuel admission throat, said spherical shell of said conduit sectionbeing open in its upper portion in approximate registry with the fueladmission throat, .fuel transferring means in said conduit sectioncomprising a conveyor screw, 2. drive shaft journaled in said sphericalseat, and a universal joint within said spherical shell operativelyconnecting said drive shaft and said conveyor screw.

20. A tender construction comprising a fuel compartment, a watercompartment, and par-ti tion plates separating the fuel compartment fromsaid water compartment including a pair of side partition plates, a rearpartition plate and a bottom partition plate, said plates defining thefuel compartment and the bottom plate forming the fuel bin floor, aconveyor casing mounted wholly above said bottom plate, said conveyorcasing being provided with upwardly directed walls defining an upwardlyopening aperture spaced inwardly from the inner edges of the side andrear partition plates, and a plate extending from each side partitionplate toward the corresponding side of the conveyor casing aperture.

21. A tender construction comprising a fuel compartment, a watercompartment, and partition plates separating the fuel compartment fromsaid water compartment including a pair of side partition plates, a rearpartition plate and a bottom partition plate, said plates defining thefuel compartment and the bottom plate forming the fuel bin floor, aconveyor casing mounted wholly above said bottom plate, said conveyorcasing being provided with upwardly directed walls defining an upwardlyopening aperture spaced inwardly from the inner edges of the side andrear partition plates, and a plate extending from each side partitionplate toward the corresponding side of the conveyor casing aperture,said last named plates being removable from their position adjacent theaperture of said conveyor casing.

22. A tender construction comprising a fuel compartment, a watercompartment, and partition plates separating the fuel compartment fromsaid water compartment including a pair of side partition plates, a rearpartition plate and a bottom partition plate, said plates defining thefuel compartment and the bottom plate forming the fuel bin floor, aconveyor casing mounted wholly above said bottom plate, said conveyorcasing being provided with an upwardly directed aperture spaced inwardlyfrom the inner edges of the side and rear partition plates, and a plateextending from each side partition plate toward the corresponding sideof the conveyor casing aperture, each of said last named'plates beinghinged to its respective partition plate whereby each of such plates maybe hinged away from the aperture of said conveyor casing.

23. A tender construction comprising a fuel compartment, awater'compartment, and partition plates separating the fuel compartmentfrom said water compartment including a pair of side partition plates, arear partition plate and a bottom partition plate, said plates definingthe fuel compartment and the bottom plate forming the fuel bin floor, aconveyor casing mounted wholly above said bottom plate, said conveyorcasing being provided with an upwardly directed aperture spaced inwardlyfrom the inner edges of the side and rear partition plates,

a plurality of shiftable plates carried by said conveyor casing forvarying the effective size of said aperture, and a plate extending fromeach of the partition plates disposed above said bottom partition platetoward the corresponding .side of the conveyor casing aperture.

24. A tender construction comprising a. fuel compartment, a watercompartment, and partition plates separating the fuel compartment fromsaid water compartment including a pair of side partition plates, a rearpartition plate and a bottom partition plate, said plates defining thefuel compartment and the bottom plate forming the fuel bm floor, aconveyor casing mounted wholly above said bottom plate, said conveyorcasing being provided with and upwardly directed aperture spacedinwardly from the inner edges of the side and rear partition plates, aplurality of shiftable plates carried by said conveyor casingfor'varying the effective size of said aperture,

' and a plate extending from each of the partition plates disposed abovesaid bottom partition plate toward the corresponding side of theconveyor casing aperture, said last named plates'being removable fromtheir position adjacent the aperture of said conveyor casing,

25. A tender construction comprising a fuel compartment, a watercompartment, and partition plates separating the fuel compartment fromsaid water compartment including a pair of side partition plates, a rearpartition plate and a bottom partition plate, said plates defining thefuel compartment and the bottom plte forming the fuel bin floor, aconveyor casing mounted wholly above said bottom plate, said conveyorcasing being provided with an upwardly directed aperture spaced inwardlyfrom the inner edges of the side and rear partition plates, a pluralityof shiftable plates carried by said conveyor casing for varying theeffective size of said aperture, and a plate extending from each of thepartition plates disposed above said bottom partition plate toward thecorresponding side of the conveyor casing aperture, each of said lastnamed plates being hinged to its respective partition plate whereby eachof such plates may be hinged away from the aperture of said conveyorcasing.

26. A tender construction comprising a frame, fuel and watercompartments, and partition plates above said frame separating the fueland water compartments including side partition plates and a fuel binfloor, fuel transferring means comprising a conveyor casing having anupwardly opening mouth, said casing being mounted in said fuelcompartment and immediately above said fuel bin fioor for receivingsubstantially allof the fuel within said fuel compartment, conveyingmeans in said casing arranged to advance fuel toward the forward end ofsaid tender, a plate extending from each side partition plate to theopen mouth of said casing, and a conveyor below thelevel of said binfloor receiving fuel from said conveying means.

FRANCIS I-IOGG.

